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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY CREIGHTON, DENLINGER, MURT, ROCK, SIPTROTH AND SWANGER, JUNE 17, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JUNE 17, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of December 7, 1990 (P.L.615, No.156), entitled |
2 | "An act providing for official visitation of prisons," |
3 | further providing for the definition of "official visitor." |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Section 2 of the act of December 7, 1990 |
7 | (P.L.615, No.156), known as the Official Visitation of Prisons |
8 | Act, is amended to read: |
9 | Section 2. Definitions. |
10 | The following words and phrases when used in this act shall |
11 | have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
12 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
13 | "Official visitor." The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, |
14 | President pro tempore and members of the Senate, Speaker and |
15 | members of the House of Representatives, justices and judges of |
16 | the courts of record, General Counsel, Attorney General and his |
17 | deputies, and authorized members of the Pennsylvania Prison |
18 | Society who have been designated as official visitors, whose |
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1 | names shall be given to the correctional official in charge of |
2 | the appropriate facility, in writing, together with the terms of |
3 | their appointment under its corporate seal. The term shall also |
4 | include one person designated as an official visitor by each of |
5 | the following: the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, President pro |
6 | tempore and members of the Senate, and Speaker and members of |
7 | the House of Representatives. Such designation shall be made in |
8 | writing, given to the Secretary of Corrections and remain in |
9 | effect until the earlier of its written revocation by the |
10 | designator or the expiration of the designator's term of office. |
11 | "Secretary." The Secretary of Corrections of the |
12 | Commonwealth. |
13 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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